Toy boat



TOY BOAT E. L. CAYO Filed Feb 25, 1927 Aug. 21, 1928.

Patented Aug. 21, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD L. CAYO, OF BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO BENTON HARBOR MANU- FACTURING CORPORATION, OF IBERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

TOY BOAT.

Application filed. February 25, 1927. Serial No. 171,002.

This invention relates to certain novel improvements in toy boats and has for its principal object ;the provision of an improved construction of this character which will be highly efiicient in use.

Among the salient objects of the invention is to provide a toy boat which is non-sinkable and formed of such material as will permit the boat to be placed on the market at a minimum retail price.

A further object of the invention is to provide a boat body having a skeleton frame formed of corrugated material whereby to provide closed air chambers when the skeleton frame is covered on opposite sides with uncorrugated sheets.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a boat constructed from a single piece of material comprising an inner sheet of uncorrugated material and havin its end portions forming the ends of the boat secured together to provide a. water-tight joint.

gfiher objects will appear hereinafter.

e invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form of construction and in which:

Fig. 1 is a ty ical side elevational view of the invention s lowing a portion of one of the side walls removed;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same;

Fi 3 is a sectional detail view taken substantlally on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the blank from which the invention is formed.

My improved toy boat is formed from a blank 10. This blank includes outersheets of material 11 preferably paper or cardboard of a predetermined thickness. Arranged between these sheets is an intermediate sheet 12 which forms the skeleton frame of the boat. This sheet 12 is corrugated and the corrugations thereof provide, with the outer sheets, air chambers 13.

Each end of the blank has inwardly extending edges 14 having their point of juncture 15 on the longitudinal axis 16' of the blank.

The longitudinal marginal portions 17 of the blank 10 are bent upwar 1y on folded lines 18 to dispose the edge portions of each end in opposed contact relation with respect to each other. The opposed edge portions are securedtogether by a suitable piping 19, which in the present instance is formed of light sheet metal. The longitudinal edges 20 of the marginal portions'are reinforced by piping 21 likewise formed of light weight material. The end portions of this piping are in thepresent instance abutted by the upperend portions of the piping 19. This piping 21 seals the ends of the air chambers whereby to prevent the leakage of water therein, and reenforce the boat body.

When the boat is thus formed from the blank 10 the outer sheets are painted with shellac whereby to protect the outer sheets from deterioration bywater and to close the minute pores of the sheets.

From the above description it will be understood that the body of the boat can be formed of inexpensive material and by providing air chambers between the outei sheets the boat will not be capable of sinking in that the air chambers will have the tendency to buoy the boat when submerged in water.

The piping, when painted with shellac or other waterproof material will form a tight seal between the edge portions 14, thus preventing the leakage of water into the boat body.

In forming the boat from the blank 10, it is preferable, for economical reasons, to shape the body into folded position through the medium of a suitable die.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification, without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not'wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the ap ended claims.

aving thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a toy boat, a boat body including outer sheets of material, and a sheet of corrugated material arranged between the outer sheets and forming together with the outer sheets air chambers extending transversely of the body from one longitudinal edge thereof to the opposite longitudinal edges thereof and said air passages having their opposite end portions closed by the longitudinal edges of the sheets and being unobstructed in their directions from said one longitudinal edge to said other longitudinal edge.

In a toy boat, a body formed from a single piece of material and comprising outer sheets and an intermediate sheet of corrugated material, the corrugations of said intermediate sheet forming with the outer sheets, air chambers between said outer sheet-s.

3. In a toy boat, a body struck from a single piece of material and comprising outer sheets and an intermediatesheet of corrugated material, the corrugations of said intermediate sheet forming with the outer sheets, air chambers between said outer sheets, and painting of water-proof material over said outer sheets.

4. In a boat, a body formed from a blank having each end portion provided with inwardly extending edges having juncture upon a point located onthe longitudinal axis of said blank, the longitudinal marginal portions of said blank being adapted to be turned upwardly from the intermediate portion of the said blank to dispose the said edge portions in opposed abutting relation,

tion of the said blank to dispose the said edge portions in opposed abutting relation,

and piping securing the abutting edge por-- tions together and other piping having its end portions abutting the upper edge portions of said first mentioned piping and extending along the longitudinal edges of said marginal portions, said blank including outer non-corrugated sheets and a oorrugated sheet arranged between the outer sheets.

(3. In a toy boat, a body formed from a single piece of material and comprising outer sheets and an intermediate sheet of corrugated material. the corrugations of said intermediate sheet forming with the outer sheets, air chambers between said outer sheets, piping corerin and reenforcing the marginal ed of theiody.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EDW'AR-D L. CAYO. 

